Update: I just hit 50 countries visited while working remotely

I was in Lisbon last week when my travel app pinged me with the count. I always thought that number was for full-time travelers, not someone like me who has to log 40 hours a week for a tech job. On one hand, it feels like a huge win and proof this lifestyle works. On the other, it makes me wonder if I'm just collecting stamps instead of really getting to know places. Has anyone else felt weird after hitting a big travel number?

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quinnm778d ago

Wait, you hit 50 countries while working a normal 40 hour tech job? That's the part that blows my mind, not the number itself. How do you even manage the time zones and find reliable wifi that often? I'm over here stressed about a three hour difference for a week. The stamp collecting feeling is real, but honestly, pulling that off with a full time job is its own kind of deep dive into chaos.

patricia328d ago

Honestly what @quinnm77 said about the chaos is so true. It's not just the logistics, it's the mental load of always being a little bit "on" for work while trying to be somewhere new. You end up in this weird zone where you're never fully on vacation or fully at the office. Finding good wifi becomes this constant low grade stress, like hunting for a place to plug in becomes part of the daily plan. I mean, it's cool to see places, but you're right that it turns into its own kind of exhausting project. Maybe it's just me but that grind sounds like it would burn you out faster than a normal job.

fiona_kim978d ago

the mental load of always being a little bit on" is the real killer.